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BREAKING: Burlington PD says everyone is out of the cars under the #bridgecollapse. No fatalities so far. All patients transported.

NW WA incident management says *no* deaths in #skagitbridge collapse, Jon Humbert reports

BREAKING: Washington state authorities say no fatalities in Interstate 5 bridge collapse.

Who to follow on Twitter for #SkagitBridge collapse -- good list: bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/t… via Puget Sound Business Journal

Mayor of #Toronto Rob Ford expected to make a statement within the hour, per Никифорова Рената, Simon Ostler

Update: #Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to speak from city hall at 3:30 p.m. per CityNews (Inactive)

WATCH LIVE: #Tortonto Mayor Rob Ford to make a statement momentarily. cp24.com/video?clipId=7… per CP24

#Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: "There has been a serious accusation from the Toronto Star that I use crack cocaine. I do not use crack cocaine."

TORONTO MAYOR FORD: "It's business as usual at City Hall" after denying accusations of smoking crack.

BREAKING: Toronto mayor Rob Ford says he does not smoke crack cocaine

Eyewitness tweets + pics of train explosion in #Maryland - on.mash.to/11nhwex via Alex Fitzpatrick

Balt Co Executive: 20-block evacuation remains in place around the scene of the train derailment.

Two passengers on board train were not hurt in Rosedale, MD derailment, Justin George reports.

BREAKING: Tornado sirens going off in Moore, Oklahoma - The Weather Channel

omg, just got an email from Ev about my Breaking Tweets Medium post. He said it was one of their top posts in May. bit.ly/17MozGf

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